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US August 21, 2020

Massive wildfire destroys Big Basin State Park's historic buildings

As devastating wildfires continue to tear through the Santa Cruz Mountains, officials reported Thursday afternoon that historic structures at Big Basin Redwoods State Park had burned to the ground.

POLITICS August 4, 2020

Trump signs landmark Great American Outdoors Act

President Trump signed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that will pay for repairs at national parks, permanently finance the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and create thousands of jobs.

91±¬ÁÏ Flash April 28, 2020

NJ Assemblyman calls out governor for closing state parks: ‘This was a bad public health move by the administration’

On April 7, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 118, which closed all state parks, forests and county parks to support social distancing measures but Republican Assemblyman Jay Webber immediately started an online petition to reverse the order.

Parks December 3, 2019

Hiker in Los Angeles' Griffith Park finds dismembered body, police say

A decapitated body was reportedly found in Los Angeles' popular Griffith Park on Monday by a hiker who was walking their dog when they came across the grim discovery.

Parks October 28, 2019

National Park Service drops push to charge protest organizers for certain services

The National Park Service has withdrawn a proposal to revise permit regulations for First Amendment protests near the White House and on the National Mall, after such protests, such as the Occupy DC demonstration, which took place in 2012, cost taxpayers about $480,000.

Parks September 1, 2019

Cape Cod man accused of baiting razor blade with peanut butter to attract squirrels

Massachusetts investigators have accused a Cape Cod man of trying to injure squirrels in a public park by baiting at least one razor blade with peanut butter.

Texas July 16, 2019

Photo-bomber flashes bare chest in background of grieving family at state park, Texas family says

A Texas woman is seeking the identity of a photo -bomber who ruined her family’s weekend trip to a state park to remember a family member who died by flashing her bare breasts in the background of a group photo.

Parks June 13, 2019

Vandals deface monolith at Utah's Capitol Reef National Park

Officials say vandals have etched an image of an eye onto a sandstone rock formation at Utah's Capitol Reef National Park.

Germany May 10, 2019

Berlin park designates pink 'drug zones' for dealers, buyers

Drug dealers in Berlin now have a pretty pink spray-painted area of a public park to buy and sell their narcotics. 

Parks April 29, 2019

Proposed new Arizona highway generates support, opposition

A proposed highway that would start at the border with Mexico and serve as the southern leg of Arizona's Interstate 11 is being called both an economic benefit and an environmental threat.

Parks January 1, 2019

Overflowing garbage, feces on roads prompt Yosemite National Park officials to close some campgrounds

Yosemite National Park officials have closed some minimally supervised campgrounds and public areas within the park due to safety reasons.